Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) I

Axia Women's Health • Lexington, KY

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Axia Women's Health is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant for their Lexington Women's Health Care Center in Lexington, KY, Hamburg and Brannon Crossing. The Certified Medical Assistant will professionally engage patients by assisting with patient care, recording critical patient information, and providing information to patients so that they may fully utilize and benefit from the clinical services offered by Axia Women's Health.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
• Current national certification such as a CMA, RMA, CCMA, or NCMA required.
• CPR certification required.
• Successful ability to work with teams across the business to maximize the impact of the overall business effort.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 1 year recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant or combination of experience and documented internship in a medical office preferred.
• Previous experience in an OB/GYN setting preferred.
• Greenway experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and standardized quality control methods and, per infection control protocols, preparing exam/procedure rooms between patient visits, cleaning rooms, setting up instruments and equipment, and maintaining and cleaning sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program.
• Accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assisting as needed with walking transfers or dressing.
• Maintaining patient records by accurately recording patient medical history, obtaining, and recording patient vital signs, symptoms, complaints, and medications, etc., and obtaining and scanning any lab or imaging reports, as well as any hospital notes into the EMR in order that the provider may have complete patient information.
• Performing venipuncture and collecting specimens as needed.
• Assisting provider with various procedures and screenings.
• Relaying instructions and pertinent information to patients.
• Completing forms/requisitions as needed to ensure patient records are accurate and that claims can be properly billed.
• Adhering to Patient Confidentiality Policies and HIPAA regulations.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full-time benefit eligibility beginning the first of the month after hire.
• Choice of multiple medical insurance plans to best meet your needs, with premiums as low as $12 per pay.
• 401(k).
• Generous PTO offering.
• Access to Axia providers at little to no cost through Axia’s medical insurance.
• Axia-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
• Free counseling for colleagues and family members, including parents and parents-in-law.
• Additional insurance options including dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, FSA, HSA, identity theft, long term care, pet insurance and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED